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9-Year-Old Boy Shot by Stray Bullet in Brownsville

Hours earlier, the NYPD reported a 25% drop in shootings this year.

Overview

  • Police say the child was hit in the right leg near Livonia Avenue and Bristol Street just before 6 p.m. Thursday.
  • He was taken to Maimonides Medical Center and was listed in stable condition.
  • Investigators say he was not the intended target.
  • Witnesses reported three people running toward a nearby train station, and police have made no arrests.
  • The New York Post, citing unnamed sources, said detectives are probing a possible gang motive, while CBS highlighted the NYPD’s gun-seizure gains and year-over-year shooting declines.